Ludhiana, Sept. 6 -- Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Association (PHANA) Punjab has welcomed the goods and services tax (GST) reforms in the healthcare sector.

"The Private Hospitals and Nursing Home Association (PHANA) Punjab wholeheartedly welcomes the Central government's recent decision to rationalise and reduce the goods and services tax (GST) on a wide range of healthcare-related items and services," the body said in a press release.

These reforms, it said, will significantly reduce the financial burden on patients and will also support hospitals in strengthening infrastructure and improving access to quality medical care.

Citing key benefits of the GST reforms, PHANA said that now medicine for rare diseases will become afford...